Crisis of command How we lost trust and confidence in America's generals and politicians

Stuart Scheller

Book - 2022

"Combat-decorated Marine officer Stuart Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout as the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership, from generals to the commander in chief, comes to light."--Amazon.com.

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Subjects
Genres
Personal narratives
Autobiographies
Published
New York : Knox Press, an imprint of Permuted Press [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
Stuart Scheller (author)
Item Description
"A Knox Press book"--Title page verso.
Physical Description
xviii, 253 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781637585443
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Somebody Needed to Say It-Afghanistan Failure. Thirteen Service Members. First Video
  • Chapter 2. I'm Looking for Purpose-Soccer. Accounting. Marine
  • Chapter 3. I'm Going to Be an Infantry Officer-Officer Candidate School. The Basic School. Infantry Officer Course
  • Chapter 4. Is This How Counterinsurgency Works?-Beirut. Ramadi. Frustrations
  • Chapter 5. Post Traumatic Work Life-Walter Reed. Lost Gear. Kids
  • Chapter 6. Why Are We Still Here?-Afghanistan. Flash Flood. Pakistan
  • Chapter 7. What If Leaders Have the Wrong Focus?-Expeditionary Warfare School. Reawakening. Company Command
  • Chapter 8. I'm a White American Male with a German Last Name. Am I Evil?-The Basic School. Equal Opportunity. Standards
  • Chapter 9. Why Do We Allow Leaders to Treat Us Like That?-Command & Staff. MARSOC. 6th Marines
  • Chapter 10. You Should Probably Watch the Video-Hit Post. Fired. All In
  • Chapter 11. Who Are You Calling Crazy?-Second Video. School Bus. Public Affairs
  • Chapter 12. It Was a Metaphor-Hospital. Lawyers. Media
  • Chapter 13. The Labor Force Is America-Labor Day Weekend. Third Video. Divorce
  • Chapter 14. Accountability Is a Two-Way Street-Fourth Video. General Awakening. Gag Order.
  • Chapter 15. Are All People in Jail Bad?-Final Post. Jail. Cold Showers
  • Chapter 16. With Friends Like That, Who Needs Enemies?-Investigation. Betrayal. Narratives
  • Chapter 17. Why Does The Oath Mean Something Different To Them?-Court-Martial. Letter of Reprimand. Narcissistic
  • Counterarguments
  • The Way Forward
  • Endnotes
  • Acknowledgments